Comparing SSGI (OTCMKTS:VICP) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI)

D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and SSGI (OTCMKTS:VICP) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.6% of D.R. Horton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of D.R. Horton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of SSGI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares D.R. Horton and SSGI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
D.R. Horton	$34.25 billion	1.26	$4.76 billion	$11.59	12.47
SSGI	N/A	N/A	-$1.18 million	($0.04)	-37.50

D.R. Horton has higher revenue and earnings than SSGI. SSGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than D.R. Horton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for D.R. Horton and SSGI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D.R. Horton	2	6	6	1	2.40
SSGI	0	0	0	0	0.00

D.R. Horton presently has a consensus target price of $157.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.91%. Given D.R. Horton’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe D.R. Horton is more favorable than SSGI.

Profitability

This table compares D.R. Horton and SSGI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D.R. Horton	10.47%	14.39%	10.06%
SSGI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

D.R. Horton has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSGI has a beta of 4.06, suggesting that its share price is 306% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

D.R. Horton beats SSGI on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About D.R. Horton

D.R. Horton, Inc. operates as a homebuilding company in East, North, Southeast, South Central, Southwest, and Northwest regions in the United States. It engages in the acquisition and development of land; and construction and sale of residential homes in 118 markets across 33 states under the names of D.R. Horton, America’s Builder, Express Homes, Emerald Homes, and Freedom Homes. The company constructs and sells single-family detached homes; and attached homes, such as townhomes, duplexes, and triplexes. It also provides mortgage financing services; and title insurance policies, and examination and closing services, as well as engages in the residential lot development business. In addition, the company develops, constructs, owns, leases, and sells multi-family and single-family rental properties; and owns non-residential real estate, including ranch land and improvements. It primarily serves homebuyers. D.R. Horton, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas.

About SSGI

Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of VICAPSYN, a proprietary product. The company’s product is applied to transplantation therapies and related stem-cell applications in the transplantation field. It also develops VYBRIN, a product based on CXCL12 for prevention of post-surgical adhesions in abdominal surgery, coating of implantable medical devices and other implants to eliminate fibrosis, and wound healing with a focus on diabetic ulcers. The company was formerly known as Phage Therapeutics International, Inc. and changed its name to Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. in September 2017. Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Suwanee, Georgia.